advice for very small installations--where?
I work for an 11-person company that has about 8 dedicated (and small by modern standards) servers today. We have decided to replace our aging servers with virtualized servers on a hypervisor...
View ArticleconfigManager.serviceSystem returns null from time to time
Hi,i have a workflow which restarts the sfcbd-watchdog if there is a problem.From time to time i get null on reading configManager.serviceSystem. The system is alive and with powercli this is working...
View ArticleLatency / response time needed for SQL server
What type of latency / response time do I need to be able to expect from my storage system to be safe for SQL Server VMs? <10 ms average?
View Article"Vcenter alarm: ESXi 5.1 Host connection failure/ Host not responding"
Hello Everybody, I am facing a strange issue with my Vsphere environment and VMware Technical support hasn't been able to help me so far. The case is still pending with them for about 2 weeks now. We...
View ArticleAsset scan - license required??
All- I have a need to perform asset scans of the network of HW and SW. I tried it on one machine and it seemed to workalthough it was NOT TOO INTUITIVE. I had to generate a report to get the...
View ArticleHyper-V 2012 on vCloud 5.1
No problem getting Hyper-V running on vSphere 5.1, but on the same hosts under vCloud it fails with the Add Roles & Features claiming that there is already another hypervisor running. I'm 99%...
View ArticleFiberChannel Storage Gaps in LUN Sequence Failing
I have already assigned LUNS to the VM's and started the test session. Workbench is asking me to assign LUNS to the "Servers" with Gaps 0, 1, 3 and then click continue. The test fails every time...
View ArticleHow to use NavigationRequest targetProperties?
In my case I want to navigate to a global view from another global view and want to pass a context. I use NavigationRequest to the target view and dispatch event. I also want to pass a context. I see...
View Article[patch] Vmware 9 on Linux Kernel 3.8rc4
Here is a small patch that fixes the build issues of the vmci module on linux kernel 3.8rc4.
View ArticleWindos Installation Fails: No Signed Device Driver Found
Hello, When I try installing Windows on my MacBook Pro, the installations fails and generates a message that "No signed device drivers" were found. I understand that a scsi device driver is needed and...
View ArticleMonitor/alerts from ESXI 5.1 of local storage
Hello,i am using a HP-branded installation on my ESXI 5.1 host.I am looking for a option to monitor local raidsets and alers of my Host.I have tried this by HP SIM, but can not find the configuration...
View ArticleConnector-va en horizon workspace. Relative drift:7.198 sec off configurator
HolaTengo un problema con el acceso a horizon workspace. De las 5 máquinas que componen la vapp de horizon workspace , hay una llamada "connector-va" que tiene una "relative drift: en rojo" y al...
View Articleesxi installation on dell optiplex 790
hi experts, 1. Tried installing Vmware Native Esxi 5.1 OS on Dell Optiplex 790, Installation Wizard reported no supported network cards found. 2. Tried Installing Dell Customized Esxi 5.1 on the same...
View ArticleLicense Key in Ubuntu
Hello, I have Ubuntu 12.04 with kernel version 3.2.0-27 and I installed VMware version 8.0.4 Workststion. with kernel version 3.2.0-27 and I installed VMware version 8.0.4Workststion.In addition, I...
View Articlerestoring configuration bundle from different build number
-force is suppose to apply even if ver mismatch, however it seems like it doesn't work anymore? i thought it use to, i opened a ticket with VMware and the dude has been less then helpful. even using...
View ArticleNeed help getting quicken deluxe 2013 to work with fusion 5.0.3
Hello, First let me say I am brand new to mac and to fusion. I have a mac mini with OS X 10.8.3 2.5 GHz with 4 GB RAM. I have fusion 5.0.3 and am trying to install quicken deluxe 2013. I have installed...
View ArticleHow to relocate VM's to different datacenter?
We have two different data centers. Each one has its own set of hosts and uses its own local SAN storage array. Each data center has its own VCenter installation. The hosts and VCenter are all at...
View ArticleI/O analyzer results translation help
hello guys,im new to this and just purchased a raid 6405 card (4 SATA WD RED 2TB Drives) in raid 5 config with 256k stripe with esxi 5.1 free edition. Is there a primer sheet where i can get what are...
View ArticleVirtual Machine Hardware Version
I have upgraded all of my ESXI hosts and vCenter from 5.0u1 to 5.1.0. When I create a new VM, the most recent virtual machine hardware version that I can select from is 8. What am I missing?
View ArticleIs it possible to Install vCenter with only 1 windows server on the net?
I bought vSphere Essentials kit 5.1 and 1 copy of Win Server 2012 std. The problem is :that I cannot backup VMs without installing vCenter, but vCenter MUST be installed on a Windows Server (DUMB!!!...
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